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First Financial agrees to buy Finward in $208 million stock deal

PUBT·07/21/2026 20:30:57
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First Financial agrees to buy Finward in $208 million stock deal
  • First Financial agreed to acquire Finward Bancorp in an all-stock deal valued at about USD 208 million.
  • Finward shareholders will receive 1.35 shares of First Financial common stock for each Finward share.
  • Finward has about USD 2 billion in assets, USD 1.7 billion in deposits, USD 1.5 billion in loans.
  • Deal targets expansion in northwest Indiana and Chicago, adding 24 locations and a low-cost core deposit base.
  • Closing is expected in the fourth quarter of 2026; First Financial projects about 5% EPS accretion.


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